| 1898 U.S. Open | |
The 1898 U.S. Open was the fourth one played, but the first one played over 72 holes. The previous three were only 36 holes in length. The host course, Myopia Hunt Club in Massachussetts, only had nine holes, so the golfers played those nine holes eight times each.
Herd's 75 in the third round was the low round of the tournament, and one of only two sub-80 rounds. The other (a 78) was carded by runnerup Alex Smith in the first round. This was the first of three runnerup finishes in a U.S. Open by Smith, but Smith also won twice (1906 and 1910).
According to the USGA's tournament history, Herd's reputation as a hard drinker was so well-known that before he was allowed to take the championship trophy, the USGA required Herd to leave a cash deposit. The USGA was worried Herd might pawn the trophy to get money for liquor.
1898 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Scores
Results from the 1898 U.S. Open golf tournament played at Baltimore Country Club in Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland (a-amateur):
| Fred Herd | 84-85-75-84--328 | $150 |
| Alex Smith | 78-86-86-85--335 | $100 |
| Willie Anderson | 81-82-87-86--336 | $50 |
| Joe Lloyd | 87-80-86-86--339 | $25 |
| Willie Smith | 82-91-85-82--340 | $10 |
| William Hoare | 84-84-87-87--342 | |
| Willie Dunn | 85-87-87-85--344 | |
| John Jones | 83-84-90-90--347 | |
| a-Herbert Leeds | 81-84-93-89--347 | |
| Robert McAndrew | 85-90-86-86--347 | |
| Bernard Nicholls | 86-87-88-86--347 | |
| Harry Turpie | 85-87-86-91--349 | |
| Alex Findlay | 89-88-84-89--350 | |
| John Lister | 92-88-90-85--355 | |
| Willie Tucker | 90-89-87-89--355 | |
| a-James Curtis | 87-88-88-93--356 | |
| John Harland | 84-93-93-87--357 | |
| William Davis | 91-88-95-85--359 | |
| Horace Rawlins | 91-90-92-88--361 | |
| a-James Tyng | 92-91-88-90--361 | |
| a-Quincy Shaw | 88-85-93-98--364 | |
| Jack Youds | 92-90-92-90--364 | |
| J.H. Mercer | 85-95-93-93--366 | |
| Gilbert Nicholls | 91-92-91-92--366 | |
| John Dunn | 91-88-91-97--367 | |
| Willie Campbell | 93-91-97-101--382 | |
| a-H.R. Sweny | 92-97-96-99--384 | |
| a-Winthrop Rutherford | 100-99-98-91--388 | |
| Walter Stoddard | 103-95-97-96--391 |
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